lead burden is unevenly spread: an investigation by the Philadelphia Inquirer found that as many as one in five children are poisoned in the city’s poorest neighborhoods where mostly black, Latinx and migrant families live. About two-thirds live in rental properties.
The people that are ost affected by this lead piosining in philadephia are in citys poorest neighborhoods such as black, latinx and migrants families. according to phildelphia
Lead is mostly found in ageing water pipes, contaminated soil and old peeling paint
it seems that lead can be found in old surface such as water pipes, old peeling paint
Lead, a heavy metal which has no smell and is invisible to the naked eye, is a suspected carcinogen and highly toxic to the brain and nervous system, as well as most other organs. It had been linked to reduced IQ, ADHD, school failure and criminality – even at low levels. Research suggests exposure during pregnancy may increase a child’s risk of developing autism.
This parapgraph describes what is lead and what it does if it exposed to infants and even during pregnancy. It seems that being exposed to lead is more crucial to infants since it is invisible to the naked eye
he struggles to communicate and is emotionally volatile. The higher and longer the exposure, the worse the range and severity of the problems.
Since Amaris blood test is high of lead this to lead to him at the age of three, stuggling to communicate and is emtionally volatile. The higher and longer they are exposed they worse the problems get
he was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder – a complex set of neurological and developmental symptoms for which he will need long-term specialist support
Due to the lead exposure he was diagnosed at age two with autism spectrum
Philadelphia has a huge problem with lead, especially in its older housing stock, often used by minority communities
Minority communities (people of color) in Philadelphia have a huge problem with lead because they are older housing stock. This was not fixed.
Amari had dangerous lead levels in his blood. He’d been poisoned at his Philadelphia home by lead paint crumbling off the old windows, door frames and skirting boards to create toxic dust ingested and inhaled by mother and son.
He had dangerous lead levels in his blood due to lead being exposed all over the home. How this happened? he ate the lead and was breathing toxic air.
Amari had failed to meet almost every developmental milestone, and was unable to play, communicate or move like other infants.
Shanaya baby did not meet the standards of what a one year should be doing such as playing communicate
livelihoods and the traditions many of us have practiced for generation
Protecting the wilderness is v important
Navy has conducted live-fire trainings
They are conudting some type of test in peoples homes without even considering the daages the Navy are making
which makes living here a lot like living on an island
reference to island